Jack Green (footballer, born 1947) explained

Jack Green
Fullname:Jack William Green
Birth Date:2 August 1947
Originalteam:Broadford
Height:185 cm
Weight:86 kg
Statsend:1969
Years1:1967–1969
Club1:Collingwood
Games Goals1:18 (2)

Jack William Green (born 2 August 1947) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Green, who was recruited from Broadford, was the third Jack Green to play for Collingwood. His father played 127 for Collingwood from 1938 to 1949 and his grandfather was a Collingwood premiership player.[1]

A half back, Green made 18 appearances for Collingwood, 11 of them in the 1968 VFL season.[2]

He later played at Preston in the Victorian Football Association.[3]

Green is also the fourth of the six Jack Greens in his family.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 9781920910785.
  2. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/J/Jack_Green2.html AFL Tables: Jack Green
  3. The Age,"Preston drops three players", 9 September 1971, p. 34